From this slate, a panel of judges will select the top 12 Bassmaster All-Americans. This group will be honored on the prestigious 2025 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Classic in Fort Worth, Texas, on March 21-23.

B.A.S.S. is celebrating its tenth year of the selection of this team, which recognizes the best and brightest high school anglers for their tournament performance, academic achievement, leadership in their communities and involvement in conservation efforts.

“Congratulations! This goes to show your efforts on and off the water do not go unnoticed. I am super excited to share this platform with the best high school anglers in the country,’ said Glen Cale, B.A.S.S. Tournament manager of the high school, college and junior series, in a statement. “Balancing school and fishing is key and hard work.”

Stiner is a senior at Wellsboro. He and his fishing partner Connor Kapp clinched the PA BASS Nation State Championship two years in a row in 2022 and 2023. Stiner finished the Major League Fishing Circuit in 2024, both the Toyota Series and Phoenix Series, qualifying for the Toyota Series National Championship.

PHOTO PROVIDED Wellsboro’s Colegan Stiner has a fish examined that he caught during a competition. Stiner was named an all-star in bassmaster fishing this year.

During the year, he finished in tournaments on Lake Champlain and Oneida Lake and the St. Lawrence River in New York, Smallwood in Marbury, Maryland. He also competed in regional competition at Kerr Lake, Henderson, North Carolina and the nationals on Wheeler Lake in Huntsville, Alabama.

He is the son of Jan and Dinate Stiner.

PHOTO PROVIDED Wellsboro’s Colegan Stiner holds a fish he caught during a competition. Stiner was named an all-star in bassmaster fishing this year.